The new year is coming soon, festive red lanterns are hung on the trees in the village, and window grilles are pasted on the windows in advance.
The year in Kyoto is different from that in the north, and the customs are different. Every household starts to make krathongs and put candles to make wishes. On the night of New Year's Eve, they go out to find the water source and put krathongs to pray for blessings.
In the cognition of the people in Kyoto, water represents money, and water lanterns can be used to gather wealth, pray for blessings, and protect the health of the family.
In the streets and alleys of Kyoto, from the first day to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there are lantern festivals and temple fairs of various sizes, which are more lively than the northern border towns.
"Ruyi, are you and your cousin planning to stay in Kyoto in the future?"
Li Haitang took a bite of a brown sugar sandwich biscuit. It tasted good, not too sweet, just the taste she wanted.
Kyoto is a vanity fair, if you are indifferent to fame and fortune, stay away from here as soon as possible.
However, Li Haitang could understand that Ruan Pingzhi, as the eldest grandson of the Ruan family, would also be the patriarch of the Ruan family in the future.
Some things, involuntary.
"He came back this time mainly to accompany me."
Zhang Ruyi gritted her teeth, she had to get back Yu Ruyi left by her mother, that was very important to her.
It was a temporary decision to return to Beijing, and she came in a hurry, and she had to figure out one thing.
Li Haitang saw that Zhang Ruyi's expression was not good. After thinking about it, she still couldn't hold back, "Did Lu Yuanqing go to make a fuss when she found out that you were married?"
"no."
Zhang Ruyi smiled wryly. If he really went to make trouble, it would at least prove that Lu Er has some feelings for her. Unfortunately, after he learned about it, he behaved very indifferently. He and his mentor's daughter got together and were going to get married soon.
Back then, his family was poor, and he always missed his teacher's daughter in his heart, but he couldn't say it out loud, and watched her get married.
The good times didn't last long, and not long after, the teacher's daughter died of a man, and she returned to her natal family and became a widow.
"Did you know that Lu Yuanqing broke up with me and was indifferent to me, that's because he wanted to divorce me a long time ago!"
Zhang Ruyi said bitterly, Lu Yuanqing just took advantage of Lu's mother being killed by bandits, and it was just that simple.
No matter how much he did, in his eyes, he couldn't change the initial impression of the arrogant and domineering young lady.
"You may not know that many times between the sheets, he called Jiaojiao instead of Ruyi."
Jiaojiao is the name of Lu Yuanqing's sweetheart, only at this time, he behaved unusually.
What's ridiculous is that Lu Yuanqing has been hiding for so long, but he hasn't been discovered at all.
He lied to Zhang Ruyi, "Jiaojiao", he gave her a nickname, and when he was deeply in love, he naturally called out, treating her like a treasure.
As a pillow person, there is no one who is more intimate, and Zhang Ruyi easily believes his words.
Li Haitang was shocked, not only Zhang Ruyi, but as a bystander, she also didn't notice anything unusual!
Scumbag, scumbag to the bone!
The love is broken, and the child is gone. In fact, thinking about it now, it might not be a good thing. Maybe other women will accept their fate, put safety first, and live a stable life, but Li Haitang knows that Zhang Ruyi is not such a person.
Lu Yuanqing said that she would not find a concubine, and she would marry without complaint or regret, until her head was broken and bleeding.
"So, when you come to Kyoto, you don't want to meet that scumbag?"
Li Haitang was puzzled, feeling that it didn't fit Zhang Ruyi's character.
Zhang Ruyi shook her head and swallowed back the words in her mouth. The New Year is coming soon, and she doesn't want to make people unhappy because of her mess.
The two sisters were together, and the afternoon passed very briefly. Before the two had talked enough, it was time for dinner.
Everyone crowded around the table, chatting while eating. Zhang Ruyi and Ruan Pingzhi were born and bred in Kyoto, and they were quite familiar with the streets and alleys. Li Haitang had never heard of what the two said, and it was very novel.
Entering the twelfth lunar month, the days pass by in the blink of an eye every day. The family is busy, and everyone is working together to prepare for the New Year.
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Fang Shaoyao brought her two children to her home to give Li Haitang a New Year gift.
After Zhang Ruyi learned about it, she hid in the yard and didn't come out. She didn't want to see anyone, lest she be recognized and known by the Zhang family.
Fang Shaoyao came from her natal family. How her mother looked at the sugar buns and felt awkward. She deeply felt that this granddaughter was born in the wrong birth. She is so mischievous and will not be able to marry in the future.
Boys are more mischievous, which can be taken with compliments such as cleverness and flexibility, but girls are not.
Fang Shaoyao's mother has repeatedly emphasized that the marriage must be settled before Tangbao is five years old, so that the baby-sister will not be able to easily go back on his word when exchanging birthday notes and tokens.
Once Tangbao is ten years old and has a good reputation, she will definitely not be able to marry.
Who is better? Of course it's the pit sisters! There is no need to think about this, only good sisters can play the emotional card, and the set is close, so it will make the other party's head hot, and it will be too late to regret it.
In order to make up for it, most of the family's wealth is used for the dowry of sugar packets, and the in-laws must not suffer.
Fang Shaoyao was brainwashed by her mother, so she took it for granted and aimed at Xiaodoubao.
Bean buns and sugar buns are childhood sweethearts, they almost grew up with bare buttocks, so close, don't cheat anyone!
Fang Shaoyao made psychological preparations for herself, and specially brought an annual gift that was a little heavier than what she had originally prepared to her door.
Li Haitang didn't know the customs of Kyoto, and it was her first New Year's Eve, so she had no idea about the New Year's ceremony. Seeing that Fang Shaoyao brought a lot of things, she didn't think about it at all.
"Shaoyao, my relatives came from the north and brought a lot of local products. I'll leave some for you."
After Li Haitang said this, his heart ached! She didn't think about giving those things to others, so she planned to eat them alone and slowly enter her stomach.
But the other party was warm, polite and thoughtful, and she couldn't lose courtesy.
"Oh, Haitang, between us sisters, do we need to be polite?"
Fang Shaoyao was overjoyed, thinking about how to mention marriage.
"Hai Tang, what do you think of the sugar buns?"
Fang Shaoyao smiled and shook her head when she saw the little girl playing well with Doubao. It is also strange to say, is it one thing down one thing? When the sugar buns and bean buns are together, there are fewer moths, and they are generally dominated by the bean buns.
At this moment, the two little ones were sitting on the thick blanket, fiddling with the golden abacus, making crackling noises.
"The sugar bag is white and clean, has it grown taller?"
Li Haitang asks Bai Shuang to bring some snacks to entertain Fang Shaoyao.
"That's right, it's said that women's colleges have changed in the eighteenth year, and our sugar buns have become more sensible recently."
Fang Shaoyao lied against her conscience. Just yesterday, Tang Bao made a hole in her husband's underwear. If she hadn't discovered it in time, it would have been a joke. Li Guanglu was angry for the first time, so he directly added up the sugar bag and made a meal on his butt.